The Clifton clarion., 1887-01-19
---=- Points from the Message.


 
 Governor Zulick has made many excellent suggestions in his mes saga to the legislature. Among others he makes the following re- Gommendations:
 That laws be passed to make our statutes conform to the con- gressional law. That is, that they be made general in their charac- ter.
 That a territorial board of equal ization be created.
 That county assessors be ap- pointed in every county, and that either the sheriff or treasurer col lect the taxes.
 Suggests that the fee system re- place the salary bill, as being much less burdensome than the salary system.
 The repeal of tho act creating county courts, as the machinery for conducting the same Is too costly
 The creation of commission 10 compile the laws of the territory.
 He refers to the law governing printing of the legislature, and administers a scalhing rebuke 10 the Legislative jobbery of the last legislature in the matter of print ing.
 Recommends important legisla- tion on irrigation. He truly says: No question of more gravity will demand attention at the hands of the legislature"
 The importance of the office of commissioner of immigration Is presented clearly and forcibly, and the suggestion Is made that the legislature make this office what it should be-a power in the set clement of the territory, as your wisdom may suggest"
 The expense of the territorial prison has been reduced from S1 2t to 933 cents per capita per diem during the present administration. Attention is called to the different systems employed in utilizing pri- son labor, and it is suggested that by the adoption of the piece, price or contract sytems, the prison could be made self-sustaining.
 Amendments to the election laws are recommended to correct abuses and insure freo ballot and a fair count; and also, the repeal of act No. S7 of tic 18th legislative as sembly, intended to disfranchise members of the Mormon church on account of religious belief.
 The report of the honorary board of the iusane asylum directors, the proceedings before the Cover i nor, the removal of the old directors ! ihe report of the new board and ! those of the experts examined arc submitted, which Is full of histor- ical interest, and worthy of the | careful consideration of every cit [ izen.
 He closes the subject of his ] message thus:
 The disgraceful history of the ! entire transaction is record of | johbery in wanton disregard of ! official propriety, decency and ho- nor.
 The full power of the law will be evoked to restore to the terri torial treasury all moneys misap- propriated by these removed off .iais. and to make q healthful example in their persons by crim- inal prosecutions. for their utter of law: 50 that thereaf- ter it shall be known of all men. that in Arizona a public office is a public trust: that here the betray- pr of public interests. the defer of Dnblic morals and the defer of law. will be suggested to just con 
 Amendments are suggested to the insane asylum law fixing sa- Iary of the superintendent. limit ating the number of employees and leiining their duties, requiring all supplies to be purchased by ad- iertisement and bids
 The message is the ablest ever given by any governor of Arizona, . md does Governor /ulicl credit. Euc~uu Star.